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Roni Grén
Ph.D. Roni Grén is a researcher at the University of Turku. His topics of research have been centered on modern art theory and French culture. With Routledge, he has published a book called "The Concept of the Animal and Modern Theories of Art". Formerly, he has written a doctoral thesis on Georges Bataille’s writings on art, and is currently working on a book entitled "The Death of an Animal: Art Historical Perspective, 1650–1970".
Subjects: History, Literature, Philosophy
Biography
I have acted as a researcher of art history at the University of Turku (Finland) since april 2009. For the first three years, I worked on my Ph.D. dissertation on Georges Bataille's writings on art, mainly concerning about the value of art and the sense of art history in his texts. From 2013 to 2016, my research focused on animal art, a project that had as its outcome a monograph entitled "The Concept of the Animal and Modern Theories of Art" that was published by Routledge in 2017. The work gives a theoretical account of the connections between the notions of art and animality in the modern age. At this moment, I am working on a book entitled "The Death of an Animal: Art Historical Perspective, 1650–1970", which will discuss the role of animal death in art history from the 17th to the 20th century. I also acted as the editor-in-chief for a Finnish scholarly art historical journal "Tahiti" from 2016 to 2021.Education
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of Turku, 2012
Master of Arts, University of Turku, 2008
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Art History, Aesthetics, Philosophy
Personal Interests
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Art History, Aesthetics, Modernism, Animal Studies, Animal Art, Modern Philosophy, Surrealism, Georges Bataille, Prehistory, Cave Art.
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